Corn Stover

Corn stover consists of the leaves and stalks of maize (Zea mays ssp. mays L.) plants left in a field after harvest and consists of the residue: stalk; the leaf, husk, and cob remaining in the field following the harvest of cereal grain.” Stover makes up about half of the yield of a crop and is similar to straw. Corn stover is a very common agricultural product in areas of large amounts of corn production. As well, the stover can also contain other weeds and grasses the non-grain part of harvested corn and “has low water content and is very bulky.”